The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDXJ) and related small-cap gold miners exchange traded funds have come under significant pressure in recent weeks after being among the hottest performers through much of this year.
For gold bugs, the good news is that some invest...

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will give her much-anticipated Jackson Hole speech on Friday 10 a.m. Eastern, and depending on how dovish she seems, exchange traded funds on some of this year's most popular plays may either continue to push higher or find an abrupt ceilin...

Gold prices inched higher Tuesday, despite conflicting views from Federal Reserve officials. As the U.S.waits for the Fed announcement, traders may consider a bearish or inverse gold exchange traded funds to hedge against a more hawkish outlook.
On Tuesday, the SPDR Gold Share...

Gold exchange traded products such as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD), iShares Gold Trust (NYSEArca: IAU) and ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (NYSEArca: SGOL) are trouncing the returns offered by equities and fixed income ETFs this year.
So it can be said that, despite go...

Gold exchange traded funds dulled Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting showed that the central bank could hike interest rates in June if conditions are right.
The Fed minutes revealed that the policy makers are less concerned about risks posed by t...

Gold exchange traded funds have been a bright spot in the markets this year as an extended low-rate environment, depreciating U.S. dollar and volatility pushed investors into the hard asset.
At the start of the year, gold enjoyed safe-haven demand as the equities market plunge...

The market sell-off has dragged on growth stocks. With the Nasdaq recovering, some sector exchange traded funds may surprise investors.
While a rebound in growth stocks may cause investors to turn back to the PowerShares QQQ (NasdaqGM: QQQ), which tracks the tech heavy Nasdaq-...

In the current economic environment, gold bullion and related exchange traded funds are stuck in a rut, with the precious metal experiencing six-week losing streak and trading around six-year lows.
Over the past six weeks since the October 16 close, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEA...

While some anticipate that a partial government shutdown ahead has diminished with the announced resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, safe-haven gold assets and related exchange traded funds could enjoy a short-term bounce if a deal does not go through.
"If we do have a ...

While many expect the Federal Reserve to push off on a rate hike, there is still a chance of a higher interest rate announcement next week. The change will have wide reaching effects and weigh on many markets and exchange traded funds.
The markets currently predict a one in fo...

After a series of weak U.S. economic data points, gold bullion and related exchange traded funds look more polished and are trading back above their short-term trend lines. However, a slowly strengthening economy could mean an eventual downfall in the safe-haven asset.
The SPD...

As the U.S. dollar strengthens and bullion prices draw near four-year lows, speculators are have grown more bearish, with some turning to inverse gold-related exchange traded funds.
The physically backed SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) has declined 3.1% over the past month an...

Gold bullion and related exchange traded funds are under pressure as a stronger U.S. dollar makes purchases more expensive and demand dips overseas.
The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) has declined 1.8% over the past month but is still up 5.2% year-to-date.
COMEX gold futu...

Gold prices are hovering above $1,700 an ounce and ETFs that invest in the precious metal could move higher in 2012 on Europe's lingering debt crisis and further monetary easing from central banks.
Gold prices dropped 1.2% for the week ended Feb. 10, settling at around $1,725 ...

On Thursday we saw evidence of options players looking to get short gold-related exchange traded funds, including SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX).
Gold, as well as silver, have had impressive rallies the past several days and...

Despite the sell-off from peak levels reached in August and September of this year and news that well known hedge fund managers including John Paulson have been paring back their exposure to the metal, exchange traded funds that track the price of gold bullion remain the best per...

VelocityShares this week listed eight new leveraged and inverse exchange traded notes for precious metals.
The new ETNs offer 200% and 300% leverage and allow investors to go long or short on gold, silver, palladium and platinum.
The funds began trading on Oct. 17. [ETFs Li...